The A’s have signed 30-year old lefty swinging outfielder Gabe Gross to a 1-year deal. Gross played in 115 games for the Rays last season and he was 64 for 282 (.227 avg, .681 OPS) with 31 runs scored, 6 homers, 36 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. He has now played in 552 games in his major league career and he is 296 for 1,239 (.239 avg, .736 OPS) with 176 runs scored, 39 homers, 161 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. Gross will be coming off the bench in 2010 and the A’s front office must have been seeing something I have not because he is not much of a player.